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      <text>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bonner objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.</text>
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      <text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1168.</text>
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